Yes late. I’ve been riding 😉

Did I ride today in the red flag conditions? Did I teach lessons to those who wanted to haul in? Yes. Horses live in wind. None of them...

Many of the undesirable behaviors we see in horses start with fear, confusion, and pain. In order to truly change a behavior and help our...

Horses should learn age appropriate skills. We have two yearlings at the house right now. They are babies. They have short attention...

Slow down. Stop rushing with your horse. Frequently I see riders/handlers rushing when their horse makes a mistake. The horse gets off...

Hands down one of the best exercises I do with the horses is the hill stretch.

Your horse is not it’s diagnosis. Your horse doesn’t read x-rays or test results. Your horse only knows if they feel good or not good.

My 5 C’s that prevent connection between horse and rider. These 5 C’s create defensiveness in the horse and rider.

You can’t fix a bad canter by riding more bad canter. You fix problems in the canter by identifying the issues in the walk and trot. Fix...

Cold weather… ugh. Not my favorite. When you are dealing with rehab horses, these cold weather swings are HARD. Horses with pathology,...

If you want relaxation in your horse, you must relax first.

It’s cold. It’s miserable. Two days ago we were over 70 degrees. I still worked horses.

The mounting block is a great tool. That being said, too many rider’s teach their horses bad habits at the mounting block. A few...

The halt is generally a mirror image of how the horse was carrying itself in the forward movement. When learning how to maintain...

Everything about domestication is unnatural for a horse. We limit movement, confine them without a way to escape, we limit forage types,...

Yes, a day late. Sometimes life just makes priorities change.

Yes late…. Oh the wind. Depending on the day in Texas, it is either closing us north or blowing us south. We are in that time of year...

Everything is dangerous to a horse until proven otherwise. It is your job to prove otherwise. It is not the horse’s job to be brave for...

A huge pet peeve of mine is walking into a lesson and seeing a rider that’s been on their horse less than ten minutes and they are...

Pay attention to the little details to avoid bigger problems. Many of the large problems we have with our horses can be avoided by not...